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An Open Letter to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. On Why Integrated Care Should Be a Cornerstone of the HHS Agenda

Integrated Care News by CFHA

CFHA represents thousands of professionals across the country who are implementing integrated care —the coordination of medical and behavioral health care in primary care and specialty settings. It provides immediate, non-stigmatized behavioral health support at the point of medical care, often in the same visit.

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Can a Psychiatrist Prescribe Medication?

Doctor On Demand

If you’re considering mental health treatment, you may be wondering: can a psychiatrist prescribe medication? A psychiatrist is a licensed medical doctor (MD or DO) who specializes in mental health. Can a Psychiatrist Prescribe Medication? The post Can a Psychiatrist Prescribe Medication? Offers Therapy?

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Medical providers often lack training in caring for those with disabilities

Medical Xpress

Patients with disabilities often face medical providers who make inaccurate assumptions about their quality of life that can lead to paternalism and substandard care, according to an essay published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).

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Double-Booking the Doctor is Half-Booking the Patient

A Country Doctor Writes

Ironically, back when we were jumping through the hoops of Patient Centered Medical Home recognition, we got zero credit for squeezing sick patients into our schedule the same day they called - we qualified only if we had at least one “acute” slot designated in our daily schedule, even if nobody used it.

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What Does Behavioral Health Provider Practice in Primary Care Look Like? [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

Behavioral Health Providers, BHPs). Visits were largely scheduled individual visits (85%), provided in person (70%), and involving psychotherapy (90%). BHPs interacted with practice team members of all roles, but spent the most time consulting with medical providers, social workers, care managers, and nurses.

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Perspective: Audio phone visits with medical providers remain crucial links to delivering equitable health care

Medical Xpress

Writing in the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, two telemedicine experts and a historian at Johns Hopkins Medicine say audio-only telephone visits are an essential link to health care providers for patients without access to video visit options.

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Researchers develop antibiogram to help providers treat nontuberculous mycobacteria

Medical Xpress

Researchers at National Jewish Health have published data that will help medical providers better understand the susceptibility of various nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) to different drugs. This new antibiogram will assist providers in making informed treatment decisions for patients with NTM.